Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 519 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Read it aloud): Decide what the question is checking — a missing part, a capital, a joining word, the order or the end mark. Use that lesson’s tip. Read your choice aloud: a correct sentence sounds complete.

1. 1.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Ishaan washed Ishaan's bicycle. Ishaan rode it. (c) Ishaan washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The hungry monkey.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Yash wore a new cap. (b) Yash wore a cap. (c) Yash wore a red cap. (d) Yash wore a new red cap.
4. 4.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Tenzin wore new clothes on onam.” (a) onam (b) clothes (c) on (d) wore
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) all (b) cousins (c) our (d) onam
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) salty (b) quiet (c) sticky (d) colourful
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Meera washes the car on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
10. 10.These words are mixed up: art / Diya / class / in / picture / a / draws
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Diya a picture in art class. (b) Diya draws in art class a picture. (c) Diya draws a picture in art class. (d) Diya a picture draws in art class.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “maria and i played in the park on friday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Isha rides a bicycle to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.These words are mixed up: morning / Maria / feeds / cat / the / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria the cat feeds every morning. (b) Maria feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Maria the cat every morning. (d) Maria feeds the cat every morning.
16. 16.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kavya catches the bus at seven.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “we” (b) after “drank” (c) after “was” (d) after “hot”
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun waters the plants in the evening.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) fluffy
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to shimla for christmas last year.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
22. 22.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) quiet (d) prickly
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “went” (b) after “The” (c) after “closed” (d) after “we”
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Surat in June.” (a) from (b) in (c) uncle (d) my
27. 27.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Maria opened a big umbrella. (b) Maria opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Maria opened a big yellow umbrella. (d) Maria opened an umbrella.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) sour (c) colourful (d) smooth
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Priya carried a black bag. (b) Priya carried a bag. (c) Priya carried a heavy black bag. (d) Priya carried a heavy bag.
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in lucknow on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
32. 32.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Aarav picked a flower. (b) Aarav picked a pretty flower. (c) Aarav picked a yellow flower. (d) Aarav picked a pretty yellow flower.
33. 33.Kavya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) square (c) tiny
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav feeds every morning the cat. (b) Aarav the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Aarav the cat every morning. (d) Aarav feeds the cat every morning.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Yash sings a song in the morning.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “on” (c) after “The” (d) after “train”
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Rohan packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Rohan packed Rohan's bag. Rohan carried it.
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cute puppy” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Nisha wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) wooden (c) huge
40. 40.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Arjun picked a pretty white flower. (b) Arjun picked a flower. (c) Arjun picked a pretty flower. (d) Arjun picked a white flower.

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